Guys the more the preseason goes on the more I believe if any of the young prospects has a chance to make the team it's Howden or Grimaldi and not Trocheck, who is projected as a center on a team with four in place. The Panthers are 0-2-2 this preseason. Panthers public relations summary of game Dallas, TX - In a high scoring contest on Monday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas the Florida Panthers fell 5-4 to the Stars. F Rocco Grimaldi recorded his first NHL Preseason goal, while F Scottie Upshall , F Quinton Howden and D Colby Robak also scored for the Cats.

Regarding the Florida Panthers request for more money from Broward County . Who's to blame? Blame the Panthers organization. Blame the "Club Red" fiasco. Do you see the empty seats in that section on TV? I do. Blame the $6 bottle of soda, the $13 can of beer, the $20 per-car parking fee, the gouging on snack bar and souvenir prices. Blame the relentless sponsoring of every faceoff, power play and arena seat. The advertisements never stop. It's better to watch them on TV. You can mute the commercials and save a lot of money.

Panthers at Stars When/where: 8:30 p.m., American Airlines Arena, Dallas TV: None Radio: None Scouting Report: The Panthers are looking for their first win of the preseason, having gone 0-2-1, including a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the Nashville Predators on Saturday, a 2-1 shootout followed by a 4-1 loss in the nightcap. ... Panthers F Brandon Pirri has two goals in two games played and D Shane O'Brien has a goal and an assist as he vies for a contract.

The Florida Panthers placed forward Steve Bernier on waivers Thursday. With forward Jack Skille nicked up with an ankle injury, more moves are expected. Bernier, 25, was acquired from the Canucks last June along with forward Michael Grabner and a draft pick that turned out to be blossoming minor leaguer Quinton Howden. Grabner was picked up by the Islanders before the season started and has scored 25 goals. The Panthers gave up defenseman Keith Ballard and minor league forward Victor Oreskovich, who has played a handful of games for Vancouver this season.

Another city has come out officially opposed to the Florida Panthers hockey team's request for $80 million in additional tourist taxes. Dania Beach commissioners voted unanimously this week to take a stance against the Panthers request. Dania Beach joins the cities of Plantation, Wilton Manors, Hollywood, Deerfield Beach, Hallandale Beach and the town of Davie in opposing the request. Of the major stakeholders, only Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise remain mum. Fort Lauderdale is the largest generator of tourist taxes, and Sunrise is where the Panthers play, at the BB&T Center.

The Florida Panthers Wednesday morning recalled goalie Jacob Markstrom from their AHL affiliate in San Antonio. The Panthers have lost five in a row and lead the NHL in goals allowed. Both starting goaltenders Jose Theodore and Scott Clemensen have been struggling with a 3.37 and 4.32 goals-against-average, respectively. Theodore, 36, is 4-6-2 and in the last season of a two-year deal. Clemmensen, 35, is 0-1-2 and has a year remaining on his contract. Markstrom, 23 has longed been projected as the Panthers' future starting goaltender.

Jussi Jokinen's first experience on the ice with Alexsander Barkov was while playing in his native Finland during the NHL lockout two years ago. Barkov was a teenage phenom in Finland's top professional league, and Jokinen saw why in two meetings between their teams. "I played center, so I went twice against him head to head. It was a little frustrating for me that he was so good as a 16-year-old. Playing against him, I was thinking I probably had a little bit of an edge there [after]

As we close in on the one-year anniversary of our ownership of the Florida Panthers, we want to reiterate our commitment to Broward County, South Florida and our Panthers fans and business partners. As we said at the press conference when we bought the team, we view ourselves as stewards of the team for the community and our plan is to build an organization that makes South Florida proud and to win the Stanley Cup in South Florida. Despite media speculation to the contrary, we have no plans or intentions to move this franchise.

Growing tired of unfounded rumors that the Panthers will consider relocation to another city in the future if the arena lease with Broward County isn't renegotiated, Panthers owner Vinnie Viola and Doug Cifu crafted an open letter to the fans to dispel such talk. "As we close in on the one-year anniversary of our ownership of the Florida Panthers, we want to reiterate our commitment to Broward County , South Florida and our Panthers fans and business partners," Cifu and Viola wrote.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says Panthers aren't going anywhere NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was in Quebec on Wednesday speaking at a corporate event and he shot down any talk of imminent expansion or relocation of any franchise, including the Florida Panthers, as reported in the Toronto Globe and Mail. Bettman took umbrage to a comment made in Twitter by Sports Business News that said the NHL would expand to Las Vegas, Seattle and Quebec City as well as add another team in Toronto.

Panthers release The Florida Panthers announced today that 25 players (two goalies, eight defensemen, 15 forwards) will attend the team's prospects camp that will begin with medical and physical testing on Thursday, Sept. 11 at BB&T Center. The only on-ice practice session in South Florida will take place on Friday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., at the JetBlue Training Facility at the Panthers IceDen. Some of the Panthers prospects scheduled to attend the camp include D Aaron Ekblad (No. 1/2014)

Predators website Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that Predators prospects will report to town for physicals on Sept. 11, take to the ice for the first time at Centennial Sportplex at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12, then host the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins in a four-team rookie tournament from Sept. 13-16 at the brand-new Ford Ice Center in Antioch. This marks the first time the Predators have hosted a rookie showcase against multiple opponents, and the first time Preds prospects will play games in Nashville since hosting the Atlanta Thrashers' rookies for a pair of contests in 2008.

A Florida panther kitten discovered near death in the Everglades seven months ago has recovered, gained weight and entered his new home at a wildlife park near Tampa. His specially built enclosure stands at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Given the name Yuma, an Indian word for "son of the chief," he was placed in an 80 by 120-foot enclosure full of live oaks and other native trees. "It's an incredible honor to have Yuma at the wildlife park," said Clif Maxwell, district chief for the Florida Park Service.